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KOTOR Online To Be Announced This Month?

Ready for some more MMORPG flavoured speculation? Bioware are rumored to be preparing to announce their Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG later this month, ending year long speculation about the development of a KOTOR MMO. Whilst this would be the first official announcement of the game, plenty of hints have been dropped and indirect remarks about the title made by EA boss John Riccitiello.

If you were to trace rumors of this game back in time it would probably preceed EverQuest, Ultima Online and the invention of the lightbulb. It makes you wonder if these early rumors had any basis, or whether the basis for the game was the magnitude of the rumors. Chicken or the egg? We’re not sure.

The introduction of KOTOR Online (or whatever they decide to name it) will hopefully atone for the sins of Star Wars Galaxies; perhaps the worst MMORPG ever made, given the IP they had to work with (or perhaps Matrix Online? Answers on a postcard please!). But even if it does not, it’s certain to have a big impact on the MMORPG landscape and have 40 year old amateur jedis across the world clutching their Yoda dolls in anticipation.